Latin America and the Caribbean is facing an unprecedented demographic situation, with declining fertility, population ageing, the transformation of family structures and complex international migration all occurring against a backdrop of persistent inequalities and weakening social mobility and cohesion, associated with gaps in institutional quality and ineffective governance, according to a new report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
The document Impacts of Demographic Change in Latin America and the Caribbean: Public Policy Challenges and Options, prepared by ECLAC and the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), analyzes the social and economic impacts of demographic change on the region and is intended to provide input to improve countries’ public policies, in line with the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development and with a view to ensuring the full integration of population dynamics into sustainable development with equity and respect for human rights.
